Thursday, April 24, 2008
Another Good Day Spoiled By Hatred And Ignorance
I suck, right now.
What do you do when someone you've just met and who seems really nice says something that you realize a second later is actually pretty racist? But you were too surprised or embarrassed or whatever to say anything about it? And now when you look back on it you think that in your silence this person thinks they found complicity? And what if, because you were silent, they did?
I know regret is a wasted emotion but I can't stop thinking about this one. I don't know what I can do about it. Do better next time, I guess. ¶ 7:36 PM
What do you do when someone you've just met and who seems really nice says something that you realize a second later is actually pretty racist? But you were too surprised or embarrassed or whatever to say anything about it? And now when you look back on it you think that in your silence this person thinks they found complicity? And what if, because you were silent, they did?
I know regret is a wasted emotion but I can't stop thinking about this one. I don't know what I can do about it. Do better next time, I guess. ¶ 7:36 PM
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even if you sucked then (which I doubt, you were stunned, not unopposed) you are already a good sort of egg for having vowed to do better...
a further thought: sometimes if it is the wrong time/place/context to have a rational discussion or a heated argument, a mortified look will do nicely...
a further thought: sometimes if it is the wrong time/place/context to have a rational discussion or a heated argument, a mortified look will do nicely...
Thanks man. I think all I gave her was a stunned look. It's hard when the racism is all vagued up and shit. Thanks for believing in me, I will do better next time.
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